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Annie Castellano, creative director at Switch, received a St. Louis Rams jersey from Rams General Manager Les Snead. Castellano is a winner of the St. Louis Business Journal's Most Influential Women in Business (MIBW).

While we sometimes make too much out of high school affiliations in this town, they are the ties that bind.

The warmth and legacy of a shared tradition were the backdrop of an animated conversation between Helen Antoine (class of ’81), Susan Conrad (class of ’83) and Annie Castellano (class of ’94), all alumnae of St. Joseph Academy (SJA) and each a winner of the St. Louis Business Journal’s Most Influential Women in Business (MIBW).

The conversation took place at Rams Park where the Rams hosted a reception honoring this year’s group, including Castellano who is the creative director at Switch. The Rams gave each winner her own, personalized jersey with the number 12 to denote the year they won the award.

These 25 women join 325 others whose spheres of influence extend beyond their impressive job titles into every corner of our community. By honoring them, we bring their achievements to the attention of the St. Louis region. Meanwhile they create their own network. They become tied to one another and even more tightly to the rest of us.

That’s what I saw when Antoine, Conrad and Castellano were comparing notes. St. Joseph Academy was a source of their strength and will benefit from their success, I thought. Other MIBW winners with the same school colors include Joyce Aboussie, Kathy Osborne and Kathy Higgins. That must be one strong women’s school!

Not surprisingly, St. Joseph Academy will be buying a table at this year’s award luncheon, set for next Friday, Aug. 10 at the Renaissance Grand. To reserve your place, check out our event page.

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